change

fall.

utah does it good.

at least,

for that one hot minute when the weather hasn't quite turned cold,

and a sea of red moves slowly down the mountains

overtaking all that once was green.

the leaves are changing.

it's a fall phenomenon.

an autumn anomaly.

even an oxymoron,

beauty amidst death.

the leaves are changing.

their brief chameleon phase will end abruptly.

the leaves will fall,

giving one final flourish as they float with the breeze.

to be piled, perhaps jumped in, or maybe just stepped on.

forgotten almost as soon as they were noticed.

the leaves are changing.

it is beauty incarnate.

for one moment 

nature paints a picture,

all on its own.

green to yellow to orange to red.

a splendor so tangible,

so absolute.

fall.

it's almost delicious. 

it is a season to be savored.

the leaves are changing.

life is changing.

change is welcome

when you can find the beauty

within.

 p.s. who doesn't like dessert for dinner for a change?

chocolate waffles.

a perfect fall treat.